metenteron
noun
met·en·ter·on
Definition of metenteron
1 : the alimentary canal modified in any manner from the primitive archenteron
2 : one of the radial digestive chambers of an anthozoan — compare mesenteron
metenteronic
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Origin and Etymology of metenteron
New Latin, from meta- + enteron
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